Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition

Rich business intelligence platform

Consolidate, cleanse, mine, and integrate data from multiple data sources. Understand business data in real time with powerful Business Analytics, OLAP, and Data Mining capabilities. Empower employees with easy access to tailored information by using a rich reporting solution.

Increased productivity with high performance tools

Increase productivity with a new, easy to use management tool, Common Language Runtime support, and tight integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Advanced security features

Help protect data with encryption, more secure default settings, and enhanced permissions control.

Enterprise-class scalability

Build and deploy mission critical applications by using scalability enhancements such as table partitioning, replication, and 64-bit support.

Application availability

Increase availability with failover clustering and database mirroring. Minimize downtime by using online indexing and fast recovery.